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Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush : He's calling (live, 14 minutes long, nearly no vocals, awesomely energetic)

"Robot" by Hawkwind. that wild violin solo in the instrumental section of the track would squeeze the last bit of energy out of you to keep you running on when your body feels it can't run on anymore

A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta

Hi,

Sorry to be contrary, but once when I played tennis, I was able, many times, to reach a "second wind" that allowed me to play better and stronger. There was no "music" ... the only thing that was clear, was your inner ability to concentrate on the ball ... and not even think about the last point, or your girlfriend, or ... I'm thirsty I need a drink.

What makes the great champions "great" is their level of concentration, and how far they can take it ... I doubt, sincerely, that any music, specially "progressive" can have a positive effect since the music itself is not about you, and your ability to "assimilate" with it, AND is illusory, and not real.

I can see using it to relax and make things "easier" on yourself, but, again, the nature of most progressive music is not a good candidate to help you relax and improve your game, or run. You might consider actual meditating music, but even then, you will learn quicker yet, that it can become a distraction, instead of it helping you concentrate on your ability and channel it to the right places in your heart and body, to make things better.

Anything else is an "excuse".

Edited by moshkito - May 18 2023 at 06:05

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Thank you all for your recommendations! I especially enjoyed (and discovered) Mahogany Rush and Nova Collective... For Billy Cobham, I have "Quadrant 4" in my selection. For Hawkwind, I listen to "Spiral Galaxy 28948", I'm not too sensitive to the track "Robot".

I'm not much of a runner anymore, more of a cyclist, and I'd loathe to have music on my head/in my ears while doing sports outdoors: I very much like the musique concrète the outside world is offering (either natural or mechanical sounds), they are often very poetic whence you're open to it... That notwithstanding, this track might be interesting - a slow start, maybe, but after that you have to be careful not to fly out in one of those Dangerous Curves (King Crimson):

The razamataz is a pain in the bum

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Thanks ! Similar tastes. On my running playlist I have Camel - Lunar Sea and Lady Fantasy / Jan Hammer - Red and Orange from Oh Yeah / Weather Report - Black Market / Passport - Abracadabra and Mandragora / Many Soft Machine tracks including Nettle Bed from Seven / Hawkwind - Spiral Galaxy 28948 / Billy Cobham - Quadrant 4...

I once saw a sports program on running back in the late 80s and the music playing was from Tangerine Dream's Exit album. I think the first track on side two. Regardless it was obvious it made for very good running music.

Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - June 01 2023 at 19:41

I think this by Sanhedrin would fit the bill.

For me that motorik goove of Neu!s "Hallogallo" is great. The groove of Krautrock like Neu! and Can and those influenced by them can really work for me.

I like to exercise to the following, but it being long and varied, it has parts that change your momentum. Despite the vocals and being pretty different from what I think you'd expect -- yeah, that can be really annoying when you ask for certain things and others are like, whatever, listen to this cause they love it and so think you should too -- Swans the Glowing Man from about 15 minutes in especially really gets me going.

So I mentioned it anyway, which is a bit like saying, "I know I shouldn't say this..." and then going ahead and saying it anyway. Great track that you should like even if you don't, by the way. ;)

Edited by Logan - June 02 2023 at 01:51

Duos for fave acts

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